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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
4
The piece notes that child eating habits form at home and are shaped by mothers and fathers. It argues mothers struggle to override family preferences, emphasizes early habit formation, and cites food enrichment and wartime experiences as drivers of better national nutrition.
Erie dispatch says five county prisoners were granted parole, two denied, and two continued. The board released Theodore Whitmore for armed robbery, Thomas M. Joint from Camp Hill for burglary, James Sellen for rape, Truvah Jacobs for larceny, and Pete Kuczynski from Camp Hill for burglary. Continued were Howard Black and Howard Wadsworth. refusals included Frank Bruno Teifer and Wade Darrell Jr for arson and aggravated assault respectively.
Corry observers reported a long white cloud streak in the northern sky yesterday fueling a jet plane rumor. Townspeople, including James Town witnesses, said youngsters near the Junior High saw it, but officials attributed the display to an unusual cloud formation from a possibly Army aircraft unseen and unheard at top speed.
The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department notes several six field crops exceeded last year despite drought and labor shortages. Wheat buckwheat tobacco and hay led gains with rye up 42,000 bushels despite a 10 percent acreage drop. Corn and oats also posted higher yields, fertilizer quality checks show low deficiencies across tested samples.
The article notes a massive wartime mailing surge with the Army and Navy post offices in San Francisco handling over 17 million packages for the Pacific by mid October and New York delivering 10 million items to European sectors. Staffing updates include 2,600 women aiding 1,500 soldiers, but rail unloading remains slow, shipping space tight, and only 400 pounds per ton equivalence complicates cargo flow, yet the effort continues.
The government plans a vast warehouse program to store surplus war materials after the war. Estimated storage could reach 25 million square feet with potential increases. Buildings will dot cities and states housing tools machines and equipment left from combat.
A reader quiz asks who Siegfried was in relation to the Siegfried Line. It also queries who gave American Indians their name and other geography and history questions across the ancient and colonial periods.
An incomplete passage notes that boys may reward sellers with eager eyes and mentions storage of items to fuel upcoming sell-overs for millions of boys and men in American cities. The text ends abruptly, leaving future specifics uncertain.
Mary Seeley McNamara of Baltimore filed an equity suit in Erie County Court seeks to bar Joseph D. Donovan from foreclosure on a property she purchased from the estate of John P. Seeley. Attorneys say a $2,500 mortgage remains with principal reduced, and taxes only encumbrance.
Three Titusville youths linked to auto theft and bicycle thefts appeared before Judge Kent in Meadville juvenile court. One offender, who stole Frank Fulton’s car, was sent to Camp HM for training with a 3 week parole. Others were placed with a parent or held while investigations proceed. Chief Alderman attended in Meadville.
Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross was prevented from a department of the interior post because she was a woman, reflecting gender barriers in government work.
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